Browsing Tag: Gadgets

You no longer need a Trekker if you want to help capture Street View experiences. Google has certified the Insta360 Pro as the first "Street View auto ready" camera, allowing anybody who owns one to contribute 360-degree images to Google's immersive…
Source: Engadget
Original Post: Google gives Insta360 Pro the Street View stamp of approval

In 2011 Andrew House took over a troubled PlayStation brand from Kaz Hirai and has since restored its place as a leader in the gaming industry. Now, Sony has announced he's stepping down from his post as president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertai…
Source: Engadget
Original Post: PlayStation boss Andrew House will leave Sony at the end of 2017

A few months ago, WhatsApp announced that a billion users send messages on it daily — which is apparently the right time to introduce its own line of emojis. If you're an iOS user, you might find them familiar, as the messenger's set looks very simi…
Source: Engadget
Original Post: WhatsApp's new universal emoji set looks very familiar

Just as the NBA preseason gets rolling, the WNBA finals will conclude with a game five winner-take-all match between the LA Sparks and Minnesota Lynx on Wednesday night. MLB playoffs are also just getting started, but in between games you may want to…
Source: Engadget
Original Post: What's on TV: 'WNBA Finals,' 'Suburra' and 'Episodes'

If you were hoping that the Senate would have second thoughts about FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's tenure given widespread objections to his policies, you're about to be disappointed. Senators voted to confirm Pai for a second term, giving him another 5 ye…
Source: Engadget
Original Post: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will serve a second term despite protests

Approximately 10 million people saw the ads a Russia-based organization bought on Facebook to sow political discord in the US. That's one of the things the social network has revealed in a post talking about the 3,000 Russia-linked advertisements it…
Source: Engadget
Original Post: Facebook: 10 million people saw Russian political ads

The hack that compromised Equifax was bad enough, but its response only seemed to make things worse. Even the website that verified the potential threat to your data left many people wondering. Equifax wants to remove any doubt, though. In the wake o…
Source: Engadget
Original Post: Equifax will warn 2.5 million additional hacking victims by mail

There's little doubt at this point that electric cars are the future, but how do you get to that future as quickly as possible? To Ford, it's a matter of finding the right friends. In a Reuters interview, Ford's Sherif Marakby says the company has…
Source: Engadget
Original Post: Ford creates 'Team Edison' to speed up EV development

Let's say you're Toys 'R' Us: you've just declared bankruptcy, and you're looking for something, anything that might convince customers to visit your stores instead of buying all their toys through Amazon. What would you do? If you ask Toys 'R' Us,…
Source: Engadget
Original Post: Toys 'R' Us hopes AR will bring you back to its stores

Developer Team Ninja's comeback story Nioh will make its way from PlayStation 4 to PC next month. It'll take the form of Nioh: The Complete Edition and feature the punishing game's trio of add-on packs, a "stable" 60FPS frame rate, or, what Tecmo cal…
Source: Engadget
Original Post: 'Nioh' will bring 4K graphics and punishing difficulty to PC